British father charged after his toddler son fell to his death from hotel window in Cyprus allowed to return home for funeral

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A British father who was charged after his toddler son fell to his death from a hotel window has been allowed to return home for the funeral.

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The city banker from Essex was charged with causing death by a reckless act after his two-year-old boy fell four floors at the King Evelthon Beach Hotel in Chlorakas, near Paphos, in July.The accountant said he lifted the youngster onto the window sill while waiting for the lift at the hotel believing that the window was shut.The toddler tragically slipped and fell 33ft through the open window, where he died on July 12.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This morning, Paphos district court lifted a restriction which had prohibited the father from returning home to attend the son's funeral and grieve with his loved ones.He is due to attend court back in Cyprus on September 14 for the trial.This morning, the 37-year-old told reporters: "I am really thankful to the judge and the authorities for letting me go home to my wife and my daughters, and...

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